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AIATSIS Pathways Subject Thesaurus

The Pathways thesauri contain the terms used to describe the items in the AIATSIS Collections. The Subject Thesaurus reflects AIATSIS' exclusive interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. Where possible, the choice of headings tries to reflect Indigenous perspectives.

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Vocabulary characteristics
Relationship types: 
hier_bn
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Provider contact details: 

AIATSIS Pathways Place Thesaurus

The Pathways thesauri contain the terms used to describe the items in the AIATSIS Collections. This thesaurus contains headings for place names within Australia, using the Indigenous place name first wherever possible. The headings include the grid reference to the 1:250,000 map grid series, e.g., Lake Hindmarsh (NW Vic SJ54-03).

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Vocabulary characteristics
Relationship types: 
hier_bn
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Provider contact details: 

Federal Register Thesaurus

The Federal Register Thesaurus is a basic indexing vocabulary for Federal regulations that are published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations

It includes indexing terms that describe the specific program regulations of individual agencies as well as general administrative regulations common to all agencies. The indexing terms included are intended to express and organize the often technical regulatory concepts in research terms familiar to laypersons.

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Current version date: 
Thu, 1995-11-16
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Federal Register
Provider contact details: 

Office of the Federal Register (NF)
National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington DC 20408
202 741-6000

Population Index Thesaurus

 The thesaurus ters used to code the subject matter of each citation in the Population Index, a reference tool to the world's population literature.

General information
Vocabulary type: 
contrvoc
Current version/edition : 
2000
Current version date: 
Sat, 2000-01-01
Available formats: 
Web page list
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Purpose: 

 To index the biblographic listing of books, articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics included in the Index.

Used By: 

 Population Index on the Web, http://popindex.princeton.edu/index.html

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
alph
other
Relationship types: 
none
Number of terms: 
1800
Number of preferred terms: 
n/a
Number of Non-Preferred terms: 
n/a
Depth of Hierarchy: 
no hierarchy
Characteristics Comments: 

Additional categorization system, a subject heading list, is available at http://popindex.priceton.edu/search/help/headings.html 

Terms and Conditions
Availability Comments: 

 copyright 1986-2000, Office of Population Research, Princeton University; popindex@opr.princeton.edu

Licensing Options: 

 contact sponsor

Import/download instructions : 
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Office of Population Research, Princeton University
Provider contact details: 

Taxonomy of Policy Types

 A linear inventory of Policy Types that are important to most enterprises.
Such taxonomies are used by enterprises in areas such as Records Management programs or initiatives and for the purpose of data, information, and documentation organization and/or storage in File Systems, Databases, and Electronic Libraries or Paper Libraries.

General information
Vocabulary type: 
contrvoc
Current version/edition : 
N/A
Available formats: 
HTML, xlsx, CSV
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Purpose: 

Examples of areas of use include but are not limited to:
- Assists with enterprise initiatives and programs such as Records Management
- Assists in the taxonomy driven tagging of Data, Information, Documents, and Files
- Assists with organization, storage, and retrieval of Documents in Electronic and Paper Libraries

Used By: 

- Governments
- Education Institutions
- Private and Public Enterprises
- Individual Professionals/Practitioners

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
alph
full
html
other
Relationship types: 
rel_t
rt_op
rt_do
ont
Number of terms: 
Approximately 1,000 and constantly growing.
Number of preferred terms: 
N/A
Number of Non-Preferred terms: 
N/A
Depth of Hierarchy: 
Endless because of Semantic Links/Relationships.
Characteristics Comments: 

N/A 

Terms and Conditions
Licensing Options: 

 Can be purchased for commercial "for profit" use.

Purchase/Subscription Price: 
Contact the International Foundation for Information Technology (IF4IT)
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
The International Foundation for Information Technology (IF4IT)
Provider URL: 
Provider contact details: 

 See web site for contact details.

RCAHMW Periods List

“A list of periods for use in Wales.”

General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

Period (Wales)

Vocabulary type: 
contrvoc
Available formats: 
This vocabulary is one of several cultural heritage vocabularies that are available as Linked Open Data as an outcome of the SENESCHAL project, described at http://www.heritagedata.org.
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
full
html
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Available under the terms of the Creative Commons license, Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0).
Import/download instructions : 

Download links for SKOS (RDF), alphabetical (PDF), and hierarchical (PDF) files are at http://www.heritagedata.org/blog/vocabularies-provided/. Download links for individual RDF files in N-Triples, Turtle, JSON, and XML syntaxes are available at http://heritagedata.org/test/schemes/11.html and http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/11

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW)

Monument Type Thesaurus (Wales)

Classification of monument types in Wales by function

General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

Monument Thesaurus (Wales)

Vocabulary type: 
thes
Available formats: 
SKOS (RDF); alphabetical (PDF); hierarchical (PDF)
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English. According to text at http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/Search+Records/Standards/, there are plans for a Welsh language version of the thesaurus.

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
full
html
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Available under the terms of the Creative Commons license, Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0).
Import/download instructions : 

Download links for SKOS (RDF), alphabetical (PDF), and hierarchical (PDF) files are at http://www.heritagedata.org/blog/vocabularies-provided/. Download links for individual RDF files in N-Triples, Turtle, JSON, and XML syntaxes are available at http://heritagedata.org/test/schemes/10.html and http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/10

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW)

Monument Type Thesaurus (Scotland)

Monument types relating to the archaeological and built heritage of Scotland.

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Available formats: 
SKOS (RDF); alphabetical (PDF); hierarchical (PDF)
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English. “The terminology also includes Scottish Gaelic translations [both preferred and non-preferred] for some terms.” Some scope notes in Scottish Gaelic are included.

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
full
html
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Available under the terms of the United Kingdom’s Open Government License. See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
Import/download instructions : 

Download links for SKOS (RDF), alphabetical (PDF), and hierarchical (PDF) files are at http://www.heritagedata.org/blog/vocabularies-provided/. Download links for individual RDF files in N-Triples, Turtle, JSON, and XML syntaxes are available at http://heritagedata.org/test/schemes/1.html and http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/1

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
Provider contact details: 

Contact RCAHMS at 0131 662 1456 or email Peter McKeague at thesaurus@rcahms.gov.uk. Candidate terms may be submitted at http://orapweb.rcahms.gov.uk/apex/f?p=210:6:104582290975554::NO:3::. An accompanying scope note is required; examples, additional comments, and references may also be submitted.

Maritime Craft Thesaurus (Scotland)

Types of craft that survive as wrecks, or are documented as losses, in Scottish maritime waters.

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Available formats: 
SKOS (RDF); alphabetical (PDF); hierarchical (PDF)
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
hier
alph
full
html
Relationship types: 
hier_bn
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Available under the terms of the United Kingdom’s Open Government License. See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
Import/download instructions : 

Download links for SKOS (RDF), alphabetical (PDF), and hierarchical (PDF) files are at http://www.heritagedata.org/blog/vocabularies-provided/. Download links for individual RDF files in N-Triples, Turtle, JSON, and XML syntaxes are available at http://heritagedata.org/test/schemes/3.html and http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/3

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
Provider contact details: 

Contact RCAHMS at 0131 662 1456 or email Peter McKeague at thesaurus@rcahms.gov.uk. Candidate terms may be submitted at http://orapweb.rcahms.gov.uk/apex/f?p=210:6:104582290975554::NO:3::. An accompanying scope note is required; examples, additional comments, and references may also be submitted.

Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Scotland)

“Objects made by human activity.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Author or Editor: 
Royal Commission on Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
Current version date: 
Fri, 2015-07-17
Available formats: 
SKOS (RDF); alphabetical (PDF); hierarchical (PDF)
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
hier
alph
full
html
Relationship types: 
hier_bn
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Available under the terms of the United Kingdom’s Open Government License. See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
Import/download instructions : 

Download links for SKOS (RDF), alphabetical (PDF), and hierarchical (PDF) files are at http://www.heritagedata.org/blog/vocabularies-provided/. Download links for individual RDF files in N-Triples, Turtle, JSON, and XML syntaxes are available at http://heritagedata.org/test/schemes/2.html and http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/2

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)

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